Typographical composing machine



July 28, 1931. H. A. SOUTHERN TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE Fil ed Oct. 16. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 MS 1Y m ME T aN N2 mw m Mm/T I rA 3M A2 UR :u H

H. A. SOUTHERN TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE July 28, 1931.

Filed Oct. 16, '1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN YEN T OR m .Q m m .n r e mm 5 S U w /MM f July 28, 1931. H; A. SOUTHERN TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE Filed Oct. 16. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 JNVE/VTOR Ha h A $0 ui-he rm BY Gladys lesoutbern udrz/mw M TTORIVE rs Patented July 28, 1931 rarenr OFFICE riiieriz= n, sotfcrfin'nfi' embarrassment 110siirixienins; 'cariiroamir, BY GLADY'S n.

sourfinnn, eunienfaii, on indi nwoon,,o LIiroRfiIA, ASSIGNOR- 'ro TRAILER LENOTYPE COMrANY, A ooRI onA'rIo'N or new Y'ORK' TYFOGRZAfHICAL corrrosine MACHINE Application filedi (iiito'be'r 1e, 1:529. Serial no. seas-5s.

J lylergzentha'ler, wherein circulating mat riees are released from a magazine in the order inLWhi-ch -their characters are to appear in print "B'Cl'tlIEn'DJSSGZDblECl in line, the composed line transferred to the face of a niol-d,-. the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug. or linotype against the matrices which produce the type charactersthereon, and the matricesthereafter eievat'edand returned through distributing .mechanisnr to the" magazine vfrom Which they started,

' More particularly, it relates to machines equipped with a plurality of magazinescontain'iingxdiiferent matrix fonts, and any selected one of which may be brought into action at Will.= v

7 15m oneclassof sucliinachines. the ma'ga zines are arranged one above'the' other in superposed relation and mounted on separateba'se frames, the latter co'nj'unctivel-y constitutin'g'a so ca'lled shift-framewhich is movable upwardly and dowi 'nw'ardly in the machine to bring one or another ofthe maga zines into eooperative relation to' the as sembling; and distributing devices-i It is also customary, to hinge the base frames at their upper ends so that they: may; be separated or swungapart, When desired, for the purpose" of facilitating the independent removal of the m ag'azinesand the substitution of others therefor.

The present inventioncontemplates oertain improvements-in the mechanism= employed for sep a'rating the base frames Whereby one or more of the magazines may be swung about their pivotal axes for inter change Without disturbing others of the superposed series; In the preferred embodimerit illustrated, the improved mechanism comprises {iv-manually operable toggle device" arranged between 'the'top and bot-tom maga zine frames, and an'open' link or hook- Whiclris movable to active and inactiveposi tions for makingand breaking-an operative" connection between the uppermost base frame" and one immediately below; Me ans alsoprovided for controlling the movements of the link automatically so that it Will'OI will not function according to the relative position of the magazine shift-frame and the assembling and distributing devices. The sneci'fie construction, as Well as the features and advantages of the improved mechanism,

Will best be understood from the detailed descriptionto follow.

In the accompanying drawings, the invention has been shown merely'in preferred form and by Way of example but obviously many changes and va ri atioirs may be made thereiii and in its mode of application which will still be comprised Withinitsspirit. It should therefore be understoodthat the invention is not limited to' any specific form or embodimentexcept insofar as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Referring? to the drawings Figs. 1,2, and 3' are all side elevations of a portion of a. linotype machine equipped with the present improvements, and showing the manner of separating the magazines for interchange in different positions ofthe' shiftfra-me'.

The matrices X are stored according to font in the superposed 'channele'd 'rragazines A, three of which areshown herein but of which agreater nunrb'er might be employed, ifdesired; The several magazines are-mounted'on separate base frames A, A A conjointl y constituting a-shift-frame Which is arranged to be moved upwardly and downwardly in the fixed machine frame to bring any selected one of the magazines into operative relation to a channeled assembler'entrance B and a channeled magazine entrance Q, the latter leading-from a distributor D. The respective magazinesare provided With matrix releasing escapementsE Which, when a." magazine is brought into operative position, are actuated through the medium of pivoted levers E by reeds E controlled from the usual keyboard mechanism. The magazine shift-frame-iscarried by a sliding plunger Lattach'ed to the bottom base frame A and'w'vhich is raised and lowered within a sleeve G by screw-threaded mechanism L actuated by a hand wheel (not shown) through a connecting shaft L 7 Each of the magazine base frames A and A is provided at its rear end and at opposite sides with pivot pins A which engage in opennotches or recesses A formed in the rear edges of a pair of upstanding platesA at: tached to and rising from the relatively fixed lowermost base frame A At their forward ends, the base frames A and A are also each provided at opposite sides with'depending blocks A which rest directly upon the next underlying magazine and serve to maintain the base frames properly spaced apart. However, in order that the magazine selected for use may register accurately with the assembler throat B and the magazine entrance C, two pairs of gage bars F are provided which are arranged near the opposite ends of the magazines at opposite sides thereof, the bars of each pair being connected together by a fore-and-aft piece F These gage bars are gage bars F, which thusadjust saidbase frame fa'cewis'e relatively to the other base frames and locate the magazine thereon in proper transverseregistration with the assembler throat B and the entrance C; To

provide for the engagement of the gage bars F with the aligning lugs a, the former are arranged to slide forwardly and rearwardly on the aligning blocks F so as, in one position, to stand clear of the aligning lugs during the shifting of the magazines and, in the other position, to stand beneath the lugs on the base frame of the selected magazine to allowv said fr'ame to bank thereon. It will be noted that the gage bars F are formed in their rear edges with notches f which allow them 7 to clear the aligning lugs a of the lower base frames when the'top magazine is brought into use. These notches are made consider ably wlder than the aligning lugs so as not to interfere with the slight lowering of the shift-frame when banking the operative magazine on the gage bars. The sliding of the gage bars F is effected by means of a hand lever F secured to a rock shaft F and which extends forwardly therefrom within convenient reach of the operator,

an operative connection between the bars and the handle being established by a pair of upright arms F also secured to said shaft and having their free ends arranged behind and in engagement with pins f projecting inwardly from the respective fore-and-aft pieces F Pull springs F anchored to the machine frame, are also employed for holding the-bars resiliently in their active position. According to this arrangement, by depressing the hand lever F the bars will be drawn forwardly clear of the aligning lugs a and, when the hand lever is released, the springs F will restore the parts to their normal position. Preparatory to the depression of the hand lever F it is necessary to raise the shiftframe slightly in order to relieve the pressure of the operative magazine upon the gage bars and, after shifting the magazines, the new one selected should be brought to a level slightly above that it will eventually occupy in order to permit the gage bars to be moved freely to active position before the aligning lugs a are caused to bank thereon by lowering the shift-frame.

So far as described, the parts, their construction, and mode of operation are or may be the same as set forth in the Kennedy Patent No. 1,528,434, and in themselves constitute no part of the present invention.

:lVhen it is desired to substitute a different magazine for one of those mounted in. the shift-frame, the base frames are swung apart about their pivotal axes A so as to separate them from each other at the front and thus provide the access required for handling the magazines individually. A separate mechanism, carried by the shift-frame, is employed for thus separating the base frames. This mechanism, which is also clearly shown and described in the Kennedy patent mentioned above, usually comprises a transverse rock shaft G journaled in the lowermost base frame A and provided at one end with a hand lever G The shaft G is connected to the top base frame A by means of toggle devices arranged adjacent the shift-frame on opposite sides thereof and consisting of a pair of crank arms G secured to the shaft G, and connecting toggle links G pivoted-to the base frame A In the Kennedy patent, however, the uppermost base frame is also connected to the lower base frames by slotted links or lost motion devices which establish a permanent connection between all the base frames, such that it is necessary to separate all of the 7 magazines whenever any selected one is to be removed, whether it be the lowermost magazine, a middle one, or the top one. Moreover, it has been found in practice that this particular magazineseparating mechanism will not function properly on the type of machine disclosed until certain irrelevant operations have first been performed. For example, if it were desired to remove the top magazine when that particular one is in operative position as shownin Fig. 1, it wouldbe necessary first to relieve the pressure on the gage bars F in the manner before stated, then withdraw the l froth each other sii'riu garages-11 latterfto 'clear" the aligning legs a, and a ea after raise" fili .Slllft-ffan1e" high enough to locate the lugs" out: off registry with the notches thfe'lastoperation being performed" s usually undisturbed 1 basef an'isw the separating operation; Otherwise, (that is, without' these reliminary opera tions), the lugs wot the" second base frame, which as will be sbservecl normally lie par tially within one-pair of; recesses would engage the upper-warts of said recesses din ing-tlre' initial inovein ent of the hand lever G andjthusprevent further opeiationof the sepanfitirig I'nech anisr'n. Moreover, after the substitution (rt-the new magazine has been er am, the "Shift-name must be lowered again to locate the substitutednnaga z'rne in o era:

tiye position and 1 allow th'e al'igninglugs a of the uppermostbase'i ranie-A to bank-ripen the bars F, enemas, the meantime, having snapped bacli to their" original posi tion as the lags a o'f'tlie lower --bass frames mowe'ciint-o" registry with" the notches" f. hile the Kennedy mechanism would permit the separation-of thibase frames in the inan nei required merely by operatingthe" hand lever G whentneseeondsma azine ism erative position, it should be understoodthat" top m gazines the-one more coini'riorfly used and more frequently changed, and

hence the "repeated (rela s and anncsyanc'e caused by: the extrae erauous involved in pra'rtioul ar magazine are quite inal ly- (i'. e. when areeopmagaziaer is inuse) diseonr'recte'd new the other or lower base frames A and A so thatwhen erated it will" act' only to swingthe top base frame A upwardly from its operatiy'e' posi-' tion, leavingthe' other base frames and their magazinesundisturhech since however it becomes "necessary timesto" remove the lower magazines as well, provision is made for the operative cessation-or ent operating I liarfdle G with tlieflnidtllebiase so that the ma azines-may 'e separated airway as in the Kennedy patent. the resentinstz'nice, there is employed for tnis ur'pese adsend ingil inli or hook H p'iyoted loosely at its up- 4 assed one side of the top base" frame A and formed with an elongated slot H whizh" opens at the top through the forward" edge of the'link. The link H is so arranged that it maybe moved about its pivotal axis into and out of operative relation to a stud a protruding from one side of the middle base frame A In one positio'n'of theiink, the

stud a i's adaptedto register with the slot H at its open end so as to engage therein as the base frame A is raised by the hand lever G and, in another position of the link, the stud stands clear of the slot to avoid such engagement. When the second magazine is in use, the link H will occupy the former position as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, where it will be caused to engage the stud a and lift the middle base'ttra'ln'e K the top base frame A is swung upwardly by the operation of the hand lever G whereas, when the top magazine is in use, the link will occupy the latter position, as indicated by the full lines in Fig. l, and thus tail to make connection between the two base frames A and'A so that when the hand lever G is operated, the top baise frame A may be swung about its pivot in dependently. I

The movements of the link H to its active and inactive positions might readily be e'liected by h and and the link caused to main tain these positions by suitable friction or other ineans'bnt, in carrying out the invention, it'is proposed to control the movements of the link automatically. In the enibodi ment illustrated, this is accomplished by means of an a1iti tri'ction roller H ourn'ale'd in a fixed horizontal bracket H n? the main frame" and ad-a'pte'd to engage'the 'link as the shift-fr is raised and lower ed; the lower end' of the linkH'b'eingforined' with a for wardly projectiirg Lani portion 7L car e its under edge to engage the roller and boy elect or; inclined at the top soasto' cooperate with the stud d. The fo'rn'i' and rel'a tion of the parts are such" that, when the shift-"traffic is lowered to locate the top magazine" in operativeposition", the link If will be carnnied rearwardlyby the roller H away frorn tli'e'stud' a so to break con-nectioir with the second ba se f ranie A and, when the shift-frame isxraise'dj to locate one of the lower magazines-Lin operative position, the link will be allowed to resume its active position against the studa and thereby serve to establish awconne'c'tion between the firstand second base-frames. VVhen the top magazine is in use, thelink H (see-Fig. 1) is supported by the roller H in a position from which it will beoaunned aside by the stud a as the handleverG operated to lift the magazine for removal.- That is to say", the beveled edge of tlieca-m portion'hoi the link wuren agmae studio as the handlever is pulled foiwardly'and; by such engagement;

earn the liiik rearwardly so that it will passthe roller H thetoggles are straightened out, assume the position shown in F ig, 2, a pin on the upper side of the stud a preventing the link from falling forwardly by gravity out of position. Conversely, as the hand lever G isv thrown rearwardly to lower the substituted top magazine into operative position, the link H will be guided by the stud a through the same path but in the opposite direction and allowed to reach its original position against In this way, the uppermost base frame A may be swung up and down independently of the other base frames in interchanging the top magazine and this without interference with the gage bars F.

()n the other hand, however, when the sec- 7 0nd or lowermost magazine is in use, aconnection between the base frames A and A is automatically established by the link H through the cooperation of the roller H so that by merely operatingthe hand lever G and without any other attention on the part of the attendant, the several magazines may be simultaneouslyseparated for interchange in the manner required, as shown in Fig. 3, and later returned to their normal position.

I In this connection, it maybe noted that the link I-I allows a certain amount of lost motion between the top base frame A and the underlying base frame A due to the elongated character of the slot H and while'this,

is desirable, it is not absolutely essential and especially when the space between the two base frames is great enough to allow the removal of the second magazine from the base frame A without such separation. v I

For the sake of clearness, only one link H is herein shown and described but in practice it will probably be duplicated on the opposite 7 side of the machine in order to obviate undue strain on the second base'frame as the latter is being lifted. In this event, the two links might well be fast to a pivot rod journaled in theuppermost base frame so as to obviate the necessity of duplicating the anti-friction control roller H and its supporting bracket. It should also be understood that the invention may be applied to machines equipped with more than three magazines by merely providing additional links H between the pivoted base frames employed.

Iaving thus described the invention, its construction and mode ofoperation, what is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, separate base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, and mechanism for separating all the base frames from each other atrate base frames arranged one above another in superposed relation and whereon the zines, are removably mounted, and mecha nism for separating all the base frames from each other at one operation to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism including means for limiting its operation to the'uppermost base frame whereby that particular base frame may bemoved independently of the other base frames to shift the top magazine to and from its removing position.

. 3. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, a shift-frame therefor comprising separate base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, means for moving the shift-frame tobring one or another of the magazines into operative position, and mechanism mounted in the shift-frame for separating all the base frames from each other at one operation, said mechanism including means for making and breaking an operative connection between the uppermost base frame and the one immediately below it, wherebysaid uppermost base frame may be moved. independently of the other base frames to shift the corresponding magazine to and from its removing position when desired.

4. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, separate base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, and mechanismfor separating the base frames from each other to permit the removal of themagazines said mechanism comprising a hand tions of said hand lever with all the base 1:

frames except the uppermost one, whereby that particular base frame may be moved independently of the others in order to shift the top magazine to and from its removing position. g

v5. In a typographical machine, the combination of'a plurality of magazines, separate base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, .and mechanism for separating the base frames from each other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a hand lever connected permanently to one base frame, and a device automatically movable to active and inactive position for connecting and disconnecting said base frame with and from an other base frame, whereby the operation of the hand lever may effect the separating movement of one or both of said base frames, as required.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, separate base frames whereon the magzines are removably mounted, and mechanism for separating the base frames from each other to permit the removal of the mag azines, said mechanism comprising a hand lever connected permanently to the uppermost base frame, and a device movable to active' and inactive position for connecting and disconnecting said base frame with and from an underlying base frame, whereby the operation of the hand lever may effect the separating movement of one or both of said base frames, as required.

7 In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, a shift-frame therefor comprising separate base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, means for moving the shift-frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, and mechanism for separating the base frames from each other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a hand lever carried by the shift-frame and connected to the uppermost base frame, and means for connecting and disconnecting said base frame with and from a lower base frame automatically as the shift-frame is raised and lowered, whereby the operation of the hand lever may effect the separating movement of one or both of said base frames, as required.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, separate base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, and mechanism for separating the base frames from each other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a hand lever connected to the uppermost base frame, a hook or link depending from said base frame, and means for connecting and disconnecting the link with and from a lower base frame.

9. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, separate pivoted base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, and mechanism for separating the base frames from each other to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a hand lever, and means for connecting saidlever to the uppermost base frame alone or to a plurality of base frames simultaneously, as desired. I

10. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, a shift-frame therefor comprising separate pivoted base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, means for moving the shift-frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, mechanism for swinging the base frames apart to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a hand lever mounted in the shift-frame and permanently connected to the uppermost base frame, a depending hook or link carried by said base frame, and means whereby the hook is automatically connected and disconnected with and from the next underlying base frame as the shift-frame is raised and lowerec.

11. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines, a shift-frame therefor comprising separate pivoted base frames whereon the magazines are removably mounted, means for moving the shift-frame to bring one or another of the magazines into operative position, mechanism for swinging the base frames apart to permit the removal of the magazines, said mechanism comprising a hand lever mounted in the shift-frame and connected to the uppermost base frame, a depending hook or link pivoted to said base frame, and a relatively fixed abutment arranged to engage the link as it is raised and lowered by the movement of the shiftframe and by such engagement connect it with or disconnect it from the second base frame from the top.

12. A combination as in claim 7, characterized by the fact that the automatic connection and disconnection of the two said base frames is effected as the top magazine is carried out of and into operative position by the movement of the shift-frame.

In testimony whereof, this specification has been duly signed by:

GLADYS R. SOUTHERN, Guardian of Hugh A. Southern. 

